EP. 125 — The Geriatric Gem Heist w/ Brian Simpson

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, comedian Brian Simpson joins us to discuss how a group of British OG’s successfully stole about $19.4 million from the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company. Plus, we learn how a Japanese KFC owner popularized fried chicken as the main dish during Christmas time in Japan. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt.

SOURCES:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9139718/hatton-garden-robbers-where-diamond-wheezers/

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/world/europe/london-hatton-garden-heist.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/23/one-last-job-inside-story-of-the-hatton-garden-heist

https://www.grunge.com/360175/britains-notorious-great-train-robbery-explained/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35126667

https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/features/how-we-got-our-hatton-1.66197

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-53581840

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-hatton-garden-criminals

https://blog.gaijinpot.com/the-true-story-of-why-people-in-japan-eat-kfc-at-christmas/

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